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[Name redacted], 65, Valet

Occupation or role: Valet
Age: 65
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Jan 1932
Date of death: 12 Jan 1932
Disease (transcribed): Lobar pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Levick, Claude Blaxland
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: McKissock, Wylie
Medical notes: He collapsed six days ago, and was told by his doctor that he had pneumonia.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys and bladder
Type of incident: n/a

NV011 – Jo Dunstone

Ref no: NV011
Name: Jo Dunstone
Dates at St George's: 1956-[1959?]

Digital images, copyright form and transcript of audio recording with Sue Hawkins as interviewer. No digitised audio recording present.

Image descriptions:
PH001 – Jo Dunstone 1956: Jo Dunstone as probationer taken in 1956. Notice Striped uniform of probationers.
PH002 – Jo Dunstone 1959: Jo Dunstone in her new staff nurse uniform in 1959. Notice: stripes gone, peterpan collar gone, straps to apron gone.
PH003 – Set of 56: Group photograph of Dunstone's PTS set in 1956

[Name redacted], [No age stated], [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 Jun 1932
Date of death: 17 Jun 1932
Disease (transcribed): Fractured base of skull with laceration of the brain
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: McKissock, Wylie
Medical notes: She was admitted with a fractured base and died three hours later.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, brain and skull
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

NV123 – Vivien Jenkinson

Ref no: NV123
Name: Vivien Jenkinson
Dates at St George's: 1940-1964

Digital image, copyright form, audio files and transcript of interview conducted by Shirley Orbell.

Image description:
PH750 – Vivien Jenkinson: 2 Polyphotos of Vivien Jenkinson in outdoor and indoor uniform just after completing the probationary year and becoming a blue frock, Nov 1941

[Name redacted], 42, Journalist

Occupation or role: Journalist
Age: 42
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 Jun 1932
Date of death: 3 Jul 1932
Disease (transcribed): General peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, George Arthur
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: McKissock, Wylie
Medical notes: She had an attack of acute abdominal pain four days ago, associated with nausea and vomiting. Pain began in the right upper abdomen and spread to the L.I.F. There was slight pain on the right side. She also had headache, drowsiness and frequency of micturition.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, trachea, heart, valves, alimentary tract, bladder, ureters, kidneys, liver, spleen, tubes and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

[Name redacted], 47, Shorthand writer

Occupation or role: Shorthand writer
Age: 47
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Jan 1932
Date of death: 14 Jan 1932
Disease (transcribed): Septicaemia. Hypostatic pneumonia. Supra renal haemorrhage
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic); Pneumonia (Lung); Haemorrhage (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Back, Ivor Gordon
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: McKissock, Wylie
Medical notes: She ran a nail into the third finger of the right hand a week before admission. This became painful and swollen and inflammation spread up the arm, with enlarged glands in axilla. There was a septic spot on the right cheek and a mass of tender glands in the upper part of the right neck.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, trachea, thyroid, pericardium, heart, vessels, liver, gall bladder, pancreas, kidneys, urinary tract, alimentary tract, uterus and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

NV012 – Delia Norris

Ref no: NV012
Name: Delia Norris
Dates at St George's: 1958-1972 (mostly at Atkinson Morley)

Copyright form and transcript of audio recording with Shirley Orbell as interviewer. No digitised audio recording present.

[Name redacted], 48, Enquiry agent

Occupation or role: Enquiry agent
Age: 48
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 7 Jul 1932
Date of death: 7 Jul 1932
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral haemorrhage
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Torrens, James Aubrey
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: McKissock, Wylie
Medical notes: She was found lying on the floor unconscious. Respiration failed half an hour after admission and she died in spite of appropriate treatment.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, trachea, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, alimentary tract and brain
Type of incident: n/a

[Name redacted], 42, Needle woman

Occupation or role: Needle woman
Age: 42
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Jul 1932
Date of death: 14 Jul 1932
Disease (transcribed): General peritonitis with subphrenic abscesses
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Abscess (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: English, T. Crisp
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: McKissock, Wylie
Medical notes: She was admitted with a four days’ history of acute abdominal pain. She was operated on by Mr Ewart on admission, who found a perforated appendix lying in a localised abscess.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, abdomen, pelvis, spleen, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

[Name redacted], 56, Plateman

Occupation or role: Plateman
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Jun 1932
Date of death: 16 Jul 1932
Disease (transcribed): Septic broncho-pneumonia, following fractured skull and laceration of brain
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Lung); Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Back, Ivor Gordon
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: McKissock, Wylie
Medical notes: He was knocked down by a car and severely concussed. He showed signs of cerebral irritation. He died of bronchopneumonia three days after admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, trachea, heart, vessels, abdomen, liver, kidneys, skull and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

[Name redacted], 77, No occupation

Occupation or role: No occupation
Age: 77
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Jun 1932
Date of death: 18 Jul 1932
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis. Papilloma of bladder
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Papilloma (Bladder)
Admitted under the care of: Nicholls, Marriott Fawckner
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: McKissock, Wylie
Medical notes: He was admitted with frequency for months with difficulty in passing water for two months. He had incontinence for a week before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, valves, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys and alimentary tract
Type of incident: n/a

[Name redacted], 19, Tailor

Occupation or role: Tailor
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Jun 1932
Date of death: 18 Jul 1932
Disease (transcribed): Congenital heart. Bronchopneumonia
Disease (standardised): Disease, congenital (Heart); Bronchopneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Feiling, Anthony
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: McKissock, Wylie
Medical notes: He had a rash on the arms and legs, which appeared a fortnight ago and was followed three days later by swelling of the ankles. His face had been swollen for two days. He was short of breath on exertion.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, pericardium and heart
Type of incident: n/a

Journal articles

Copies of various journal articles written by or about St George's Hospital staff, including:

  • Dent, Clinton T., 'History of Nursing at St George's Hospital' (St George's Hospital Gazette, 1894) [copy of a typed transcript, c. mid-20th century]
  • Greene, John, 'Famous Nursing Leaders: Dame Muriel Powell' (History of Nursing Journal, vol. 4, no 2, 1992/93) [includes copy of whole journal issue as well as copy of article alone]
  • McKissock, Wylie & Lawrence Walsh, 'Subarachnoid Haemorrhage due to Intracranial Aneurysms' (reprinted from British Medical Journal, 8 Sep 1956)
  • Penman, John & L. S. Walsh, 'Great Auricular Neurotomy for Tic Douloureux' (reprinted from British Medical Journal, 5 Jan 1957)
  • Walsh, L. S., 'Subarachnoid Haemorrhage' (Acta Radiologica, Jul-Aug 1956)

NV013 – Pauline Murakami

Ref no: NV013
Name: Pauline Murakami (née Philips)
Dates at St George's: 1955-1959

Copyright form and transcript of audio recording with Shirley Orbell as interviewer. No digitised audio recording present.

[Name redacted], 45, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 45
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 Jul 1932
Date of death: 20 Jul 1932
Disease (transcribed): Bilateral lobar pneumonia probably due to veronal poisoning
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Poisoning (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Gainsborough, Hugh
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: McKissock, Wylie
Medical notes: She was found unconscious with a empty veronal bottle by her side.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pleurae, trachea, larynx, pericardium, heart, valves, vessels, liver, spleen, kidneys, urinary tract, alimentary canal, brain and reproductive organs
Type of incident: Suicide?

NVA166 – Pam Altmann

Ref no: NVA166
Name: Pam Altmann (née Brewis)
Dates at St George's: 1948-195?, 1956-1959 [latterly at Atkinson Morley]

Copyright form, audio files and transcript of interview conducted by Carol McCubbin in Adelaide, Australia

NVA168 – Joan Peake

Ref no: NVA168
Name: Joan Peake
Dates at St George's: 1931-c.1935

Copyright form, audio files and transcript of interview conducted by Kath Start in Adelaide, Australia

NVA169 – Barbara King

Ref no: NVA169
Name: Barbara King (née Pope)
Dates at St George's: c.1952-1955

Copyright form, audio files and transcript of interview conducted by Kath Start in Adelaide, Australia

NVA169 – Barbara King

Folder containing interview summary sheet, copyright agreement, copyright caveat form, MiniDisc recording of interview (22 Apr 2008), audio CD copy, a letter enclosing a photograph of 'Atkinson Morley's Neurosurgical Theatre', additional typed reminiscences, and printouts of scanned photographs and documents (including several relating to Atkinson Morley's Hospital and Wylie McKissock)

[Name redacted], 65, O.A.P.

Occupation or role: O.A.P.
Age: 65
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Aug 1932
Date of death: 4 Aug 1932
Disease (transcribed): Secondary carcinoma
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Feiling, Anthony
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: McKissock, Wylie
Medical notes: She began to have breathless attacks three months ago, following a shock. She was worse during the past week.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, trachea, pericardium, heart, valves, liver, gall bladder, spleen, kidneys, miscellaneous, suprarenals and cervix
Type of incident: n/a

[Name redacted], 40, Painter

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Aug 1932
Date of death: 8 Aug 1932
Disease (transcribed): Fractured base and vault of skull
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Back, Ivor Gordon
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: McKissock, Wylie
Medical notes: He fell thirty five on to a glass roof. He died an hour after admission without recovering consciousness.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Base of skull, brain, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

[Name redacted], 61, Blacksmith

Occupation or role: Blacksmith
Age: 61
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Jun 1932
Date of death: 9 Aug 1932
Disease (transcribed): Toxic myocarditis. Perinephric abscess
Disease (standardised): Myocarditis (Heart); Abscess (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: English, T. Crisp
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: McKissock, Wylie
Medical notes: He was admitted with pain in L.I.F and left loin for three weeks. It was very tender in the left loin.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, valves, vessels, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

[Name redacted], 52, Clerk

Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Aug 1932
Date of death: 13 Aug 1932
Disease (transcribed): Suppurative meningitis. Mastoid disease
Disease (standardised): Suppuration (Brain); Meningitis (Brain); Mastoiditis (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Colledge, Lionel
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: McKissock, Wylie
Medical notes: He had pain and left otorrhoea for four weeks. He had been giddy and vomiting for three days.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skull only examined
Type of incident: n/a

[Name redacted], 28, Trained nurse

Occupation or role: Trained nurse
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 Oct 1931
Date of death: 18 Jan 1932
Disease (transcribed): Glomerulo-tubular nephritis
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Gainsborough, Hugh
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: McKissock, Wylie
Medical notes: Seven months ago she noticed that her eyes were puffy and began to feel very tired and to suffer from severe headaches. She had frequency of micturition for three months, no haematuria, very constipated. She had blurred vision for ten days and extreme thirst.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, trachea, thyroid, pericardium, heart, valves, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, urinary tract, alimentary canal, genitals and brain
Type of incident: n/a

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